Can Openers – Why Edlund Sets the Standard

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If you’re a bakery gearing up for all things pumpkin, it’s time to consider an industry standard addition to your kitchen – the Edlund Manual Can Opener.

With everything going on in your busy kitchen, the can opener may seem insignificant—that is, until you think of how many vital ingredients you store in cans. Whether you need coconut milk for curry, tomatoes for pizza sauce, or pumpkin for pie – your menu relies heavily on the humble can opener.

For over 90 years, Edlund has specialized in industrial food slicers, scales, can openers and other kitchen supplies. For many in the food industry, “Edlund” is like the “Kleenex” of manual can openers – it may as well be the only brand out there.  Edlund manual can openers are heavy duty, won’t leave shreds of metal in your food, and are perfect for the commercial kitchen opening up to 50 10-pound sized cans of food per day.  Edlund also offers electric can openers for schools and hospitals who rely heavily on canned ingredients and use more than 50 cans of food per day.

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Edlund – U-12C- Manual Can Opener with Steel Clamp Base

Edlund has several lines of manual can openers – the #1, #2, SG-2, G, S-11, and now the U Series. Made in the U.S.A., the U (Universal) Series takes after its big bro, the S-11 and was designed as an improvement to the ever popular #1 and #2 Edlund can openers. A major difference between the U Series and the #1 and #2 is in sanitation. The U Series can openers are some of the most sanitary can openers out there –the stainless steel parts make them rustproof, dishwasher safe, easy to clean, and therefore NSF approved.

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Edlund – ST-93 – Can Opener Brush

Because can openers come into contact with food, The Board of Health and other Food Safety Auditors will always check the can opener. If sanitation and food safety are important to you and your establishment, know that most auditors want to see an NSF-approved can opener. And don’t be surprised if they take a peek at that small yet mighty can opener blade. Auditors don’t want to see any debris on the blade that could make its way into the next can you open; that’s why it’s important to take the bar off the can opener base and clean the blade (in the prep sink) with a cleaning brush – like this one from Edlund!

The base of a U Series can opener features a replaceable plastic insert to ensure that the can opener bar fits perfectly into the base, allowing for better up-and-down slide action and less wear and tear on the shaft. You’ll also notice that with all Edlund can openers, you can pick from either a clamp base or a welded base. Welded bases involve screwing the base into the top of the table. A clamp base screws into the bottom of the table, giving you a smoother surface for sliding those cans to and from the can opener.

It’s obvious that Edlund has spent many years innovating and perfecting the design of these heavy duty can openers.  Simply put, if you tear through large amounts of #10 cans for your food prep every day, it’s time to consider the best choice out there – Edlund.

About Dot Brantley

Dot Brantley is the Online Marketing Coordinator for Tundra Restaurant Supply. Having dabbled in pastry arts, restaurant management, and events coordinating, she brings a unique mix of industry knowledge to the table. Beyond her day job, she loves live music, adventuring in the Rockies, and overall enjoying the newfound glory of having weekends off.

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